The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-10-12

dent and Mrs. Cleveland looked at the line
of anxious faces and fingered past the
hour. Five minutes, ten minutes went by,
but the crowd seemed unending. Re.
luctly both of them turned away, and
from two to three thousand people who
waited hours were disappointed. It was
not wanting much Of midnight when the
place was finally cleared.
After the close of the reception at the
Columbia Theatre the President and wife
were driven to the hotel and retired for
the night.
CHICAGO, October 6.-Only half a dozen
stops were made during the run of the
presidents special train from st. Louis,
and these were a. water stations. The
train men report that little knots Of peo-
pie awaited the passage of the train at way
stations, all through the night, merely to
look upon the car which contained sleep
ing President. The president left instruct
ions that he be called early this morning,
to give him an opportunity of seeing some
thing of the rich prairie country south of
Chicago. When he made his appearance
the sun was only few degrees above the
horizon, and the heavy frost crystals
glistened like diamonds in the slantlng
rays. Buttoned to the chin he stepped
out on the rear platform and spent half an
hour alone, looking at the country.
Farmers left their milking and
housewives ran out Of their houses to
see the train and recognizing the
solitary figure OH the platform, danced and
shouted with delight. at a watering sta
tion where there were not more than
dozen houses, a crowd of a hundred or
more men, women and boys gathered
about the platform and stared at short
range at the President, while beside the
track two enthusiasts were loading and
firing six FOUNDER es rapidly as they
could. The President tried to enter into
conversation with some of these people.
Finally he reached down his hand to a
red checked lass of eighteen, who blush
ingly put up her own in response. The ice
was broken. Immediately there was
rush and an approaching of hands for a
shake. At Joliet, through which place the
train ran very slow, several thousands
filed the platforms. Mrs. Cleveland had
now made her appearance on the platform,
clad in her usual close fitting travelling
costume of dark green, and looking fresher
and more charming If possible than when
the excursion began.
She took her place beside her husband on
the platform and rewarded the gathering
with her smiles. at Lamont, Ill, five
hundred quarrymen were drawn up in
two lines, in "rear open order,' with
especially remarked the number and the
zeal of ladies and grey bearded men in the
crowds everywhere assembled to greet
them, and was much affected. Many OF
them were shedding tears in their excite
ment, and otherwise manifested the I'M.
usual interest of this occasion.
Mrs. Cleveland was the recipient of sew
eral beautiful bouquets, at points wher
the train slowed up, bearing upon attached
rla flza ct aF
ito the chosen of our President"
Postmsster-General Villas boarded the
train with three friends, six miles out, and
accompanied the President into town.
Along the line of march the masses were
noisy, though orderly, and for the most
part kept the line of the curbs on either
side; but ten thousand yonng Americans,
from ten to twenty years old, defied
cavalry, infantry, artillery, and police
broke through ali lines and over all re-
straints. chung 10 the carriages, and when
driven from one, fastened themselves to
another; lodged blows from the batons of
the police, ran around and even under the
horses of the eccort- and suffered every
thing apparently but death or mutilation,
to keep in line. 1t was thought that
human possibilities in the way of ex-
ultant crowds had reached a elimination
at st. Louis, but 1t was matter of remark
among the visitors, that in point of num-
bers, Chicago had gone beyond. Her
demonstration seemed to the visitors
TO comprehend her entire population,
ARRIVAL AT CHICAGO.
The train bearing President Cleveland
and wife pulled slowly into the Alton de-
pot at Twenty-third street at 9:10 o'clock.
There was large shout from the crowd, a
buzz, then cheers, as the distinguished pair
walked across the platform to their car
risges. A moment later the carriage door
closed with q slam, the four spirited horses
Jumped, as the whip circled over their
through the streets of Chicago. 1t was only
a few minutes after Z o'clock this morning
when people commenced to stop at the de-
pot, where the President was advertised to
alight from his special. At that hour
there were 200 men, woman, boys and
girls standing around the little three cor
nered frame depot, which looked dismal In
its coat of weather beaten drab paint. 1t is a
two-story structure with two small wait
ing rooms, IN each Of which, stoves fur
nished slight heat for a crowd of persons
who had become chilled standing on the
outside, looking at the rusty car rails on
the sides, the small frame buildings neal
by; the towering elevators; or the bulletin
boards covered with highly colored pic
lures of theatrical attractions, In al
| directions vacant lots, or rough lumber, OF
| stone yards could be seen. Not bit o.
| decoration was visible for block around
| the queer little depot, and not yestige o
color could be seen on the latter building
| except the dirty drab which pro
iected the outside Misunderstanding from
tine elements, and the big yellow letter
which looked almost fiashy in their bed o
| gloom.
| A FITTING WELCOME.
It was a welcome fitting, the Executive
| of this great Republic that Presiden
| Cleveland met, with wheI he landed for tn
first time in his life at Chicago, thi
1 morning. The enthusiasm was cleo
uical. Such crowds, such brigh
faces the same numbers. we're never see
before. There must have been $4,000 men
women and children gathered within fey
blocks of the station. All the streets lead
ing to that thoroughfare were choked u
completely with press of human being:
Above the heads OF the crowd could
seen the helmeted military. They wer
| truly a fine lot of men, in all four CON
panies, cavalry and artillery. Their al
rival occasioned sensation which greV
more and more tum1ltous as the Presideu
dal equippage appeared on the scene. Tn
crowd was entirely good natured. Its on
wish seemed to be to express respect 10
the President and his lady. Althoug
coisterous at times, as all crowds, this on
vas on its good behavior and readil
enough obeyed the requests of the polio
70 stand back, and leave 8 clear spac